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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (429), and casualties fell from 586.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,983 collisions in Tonbridge and Malling.

Collisions in 2009
398
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
546
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight34286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight48288%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 398, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025227300
2024239314
2023279394
2022309417
2021246344
2020243347
2019330457
2018319482
2017360488
2016433596
2015366475
2014422547
2013339458
2012378507
2011348483
2010398525
2009398546
2008429586
2007460642
2006423571
2005424584
2004496646
2003424577
2002482631
2001467633
2000510691
1999404584
1998442591
1997456610
1996461633
1995438603
1994470656
1993459634
1992491647
1991509644
1990427575
1989474610
1988489658
1987505693
1986521654
1985544711
1984521664
1983508662
1982559698
1981557746
1980474654
1979525722

When and where crashes happen in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March37 (9.3%)
  • April24 (6%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July37 (9.3%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December27 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (69%)
  • Wet or damp104 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph141 (35%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (22%)
  • 70 mph88 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (29%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (69%)
  • Passenger135 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 146th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2009

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20537005
2ndA20355513
3rdA26334512
4thA228324101
5thA227212303
6thA229212302
7thB2260151601
8thM2132303
9thB245111400
10thA2591903
11thM2681011
12thA20146700
13thA20456901
14thA214803
15thB20162300
16thB20151100
17thB20271101

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2009

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009: 65.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2009

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009: 76.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years